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Regional Assembly is a title which has universally been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. Their original defined role was to channel regional opinions to the business-led Regional Development Agencies. They now carry out a wide range of advocacy and consultancy roles with national government bodies and the European Union. Union Flag / Union Jack: Flag of the United Kingdom For more information, see Court of the Lord Lyon, Flags. ...
The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ...
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...
The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ...
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The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times Chancellor of England, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom. ...
The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ...
In the British House of Commons the Speaker of the House of Commons controls the day to day running of the house. ...
In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ...
In British politics, the Cabinet is comprised of the most senior government ministers, most of them heads of government departments with the title Secretary of State. In the British system of government, the Cabinet is the key formal decision making body of the executive. ...
The Government of the United Kingdom contains a number of Ministries, known in the United Kingdom as Government Departments. ...
The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national legislature of Scotland. ...
The Scottish Executive (Riaghaltas na h-Alba in Gaelic) is the executive arm of the Scottish Parliament. ...
The National Assembly for Wales (or NAW) (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in 1998, following a 1997 referendum in which a small majority of voters (but not the electorate) voted in favour of the Labour Governments plans for devolution. ...
The Welsh Assembly Government (or WAG) is the executive body of the National Assembly for Wales — it is comprised of the First Minister and his Cabinet. ...
The Northern Ireland Assembly is a 108-member legislative body for Northern Ireland that sits at Stormont with powers devolved to it from the Westminster parliament. ...
The Northern Ireland Executive is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...
The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...
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The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...
The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ...
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 will be held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ...
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The United Kingdom has an uncodified constitution, which means it is not all contained in a single document. ...
Regional Development Agencies are Non-Departmental Public Bodies, sponsored by Central Government Departments, for the development of each of the UKs regions. ...
The European Union or EU is an intergovernmental organisation of European countries, which currently has 25 member states. ...
About two-thirds of Assembly members are appointees from the County and District councils and Unitary authorities in each Region, the remaining one-third are representatives of other regional interest groups. The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. ...
A unitary authority is a term used in a two-tier local government system to describe a unit of local government that operates as a single tier. ...
The region (sometimes known as Government Office Region) is currently the highest level of local government in England. ...
Plans for Elected Assemblies
In May 2002 the Government published a White Paper "Your Region, Your Choice" [1] (http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_regions/documents/page/odpm_regions_607900.hcsp) outlining its plans for the possible establishment of Elected Regional Assemblies. These Assemblies were to be responsible for regional strategies dealing with sustainable development, economic development, spatial planning, transport, waste, housing, culture (including tourism) and biodiversity. They would be funded primarily by central government grant, with powers to raise additional funds from a precept on the council tax. A white paper is a government report outlining policy or authoritative report on a major issue. ...
The Council Tax is the main form of local taxation in England, Scotland and Wales. ...
The Assemblies were expected to be elected by an Additional Member System similar to those used for the London Assembly, Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. The Additional Member System (AMS) is a voting system where some representatives are elected from geographic constituencies and others are elected under proportional representation from party lists. ...
The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ...
The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national legislature of Scotland. ...
The National Assembly for Wales (or NAW) (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in 1998, following a 1997 referendum in which a small majority of voters (but not the electorate) voted in favour of the Labour Governments plans for devolution. ...
The Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 made provisions for referendums to be held to create such assemblies, and to simplify the structure of Local Government where this is done. Three such referendums were planned, for the regions of North East and North West England and Yorkshire and the Humber. The Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 (2003 c 10) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...
North East England is one of the regions of England. ...
North West England is one of the regions of England. ...
Yorkshire and The Humber is one of the regions of England. ...
On February 12, 2004, Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford announced that elected Assemblies would be able to direct local authorities to refuse strategic planning applications that are not in the region's best interest. They would be able to look across local boundary constraints and ensure planning decisions are made with region-wide interests taken into account. [2] (http://www.odpm.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2004_0031) February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
The Right Honourable Wyvill Richard Nicolls Nick Raynsford (born January 28, 1945) was born in Northampton and educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he achieved a Masters Degree in History in [[1966]. He was first elected a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party in a...
On July 8, 2004 it was announced that the referendums would be held on November 4 (see Northern England referendums, 2004) but on July 22 Nick Raynsford announced that only the North East England vote will go ahead on that date. July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ...
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...
The three northern regions. ...
July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ...
The Right Honourable Wyvill Richard Nicolls Nick Raynsford (born January 28, 1945) was born in Northampton and educated at Repton School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he achieved a Masters Degree in History in [[1966]. He was first elected a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party in a...
On November 4, 2004, voters in the North East rejected the proposal by 696,519 votes to 197,310. This result was seen as a block to elected regional assemblies elsewhere in England outside London. On November 8, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott told the House of Commons he would not move orders for the other two regions within the effective time limit of June, 2005 permitted by the Act. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...
November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ...
The office of Deputy Prime Minister is one that has only existed occasionally in the history of the United Kingdom. ...
John Prescott The Right Honourable John Leslie Prescott (born May 31, 1938) is a British Labour Party politician who is presently Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...
In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ...
External Links - East of England Regional Assembly (http://www.eera.gov.uk)
- East Midlands Regional Assembly (http://www.eastmidlandsassembly.org.uk)
- North East Regional Assembly (http://www.northeastassembly.gov.uk)
- North West Regional Assembly (http://www.nwra.gov.uk)
- Regional Assembly for Yorkshire and the Humber (http://www.rayh.gov.uk)
- South East Regional Assembly (http://www.southeast-ra.gov.uk)
- South West Regional Assembly (http://www.southwest-ra.gov.uk)
- West Midlands Regional Assembly (http://www.wmra.gov.uk)
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